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Expert briefing
Publication date: 30 April 2018

High inventories in Chinese steel mills have reduced steel and iron ore prices this year. Concerns about retaliation against the US tariffs are accentuating the trend. Prices of…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 June 2018

Even in a country used to trucking strikes, the latest industrial action had a dramatic impact. As roadblocks profoundly disrupted supply chains across the economy, petrol…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB234144

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 February 2024

The Brazilian financial system, which is still dominated by five state and private banks, saw slower loan growth and worsening asset quality in 2023 due to high inflation and…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285491

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 11 September 2023

In this context, the government has recently launched two debt renegotiation initiatives: “Desenrola Brasil” (Develop Brazil) under the Ministry of Finance and “Renegocia!”…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281836

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 September 2022

Given his low popularity, Bolsonaro adopted a series of measures to mitigate the effects of accelerating inflation, economic slowdown and increasing poverty. The objectives are…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272782

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 26 March 2020

Pharmaceutical procurement and pricing.

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251557

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 17 January 2019

Gold outperformed other asset classes, including US equities, last year for the first time since 2011. However, this was due more to gold's relatively low volatility than to…

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Publication date: 19 April 2017

Despite coal’s decline, overall US energy exports hit record levels in 2016 after years of strong domestic output growth and major investments in new infrastructure to link US oil…

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